Check what Debian version you are running on your Linux system - LinuxConfig.org

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The easiest way on how to check what Debian version you are running is to simply read a content of /etc/issue file. Example: 

root@debian:~# cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 9 \n \l
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/check-what-debian-version-you-are-running-on-your-linux-system
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Martin Waidhuba

Hi Team,
I’m unable to run Eclipse on debian SId(unstable)despite having the latest jdk (8)

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Ron

Thanks. IT worked for me to upgrade from debian 9 to debian buster testing release on my latop.

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Wazza65

Try cat /proc/version

I could not get lsb-release to install on Squeeze. Python is too advanced.

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Lubos Rendek Mod -> Wazza65

cat /proc/version will provide you with a kernel version. However, this article aims to check for a Debian system version.